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Off the Crossbar: The changing identity of the MLS

In the MLS's 23rd season kickoff this weekend, the Los Angeles Galaxy commemorated its best-known No. 23 and star, David Beckham. The Galaxy unveiled a statue outside their home stadium of the international icon, who moved to the MLS in 2007 at the age of 32 in a benchmark moment for the budding ...





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Women's lacrosse opens season with decisive conference win

The No. 10 Jumbos started their season off with a decisive 18–11 win against the Hamilton Continentals on Saturday. Seven different goal scorers combined for 18 goals and 10 assists in a game that highlighted the depth and strength of this year's team."The fact that we had seven scorers is ...




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Weidner's Words: Leadership in NBA Locker Rooms

For the first time since 2011, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are dominating the headlines of the NBA. It’s not because they are the favorites to compete for the title like almost a decade ago, but rather because they seem to be stuck in an endless cycle of team dysfunction. Whether ...



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Women’s tennis set to start spring season at Trinity

The No. 7 Jumbos begins their spring season at Hartford, Conn. on Saturday against theNo. 38 Trinity Bantams, an in-conference opponent, on March 9.The team looks to start off play in March in the same dominant fashion with which it finished its fall season earlier this academic year.The Jumbos ...


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Women's basketball advances to Sweet 16

This weekend, the No. 4 Jumbos (27–2), fresh off of its NESCAC championship victory, competed in the first and second round of the NCAA Championship Tournament. In Tufts' 11th successive trip to the NCAA tournament, the team defeated Western New England and Haverford to secure their ninth Sweet ...



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Stat Talk: The rise of the Milwaukee Bucks

If you asked a casual NBA fan to name the team that leads the league by a wide margin in overall record, average point differential and defensive rating, nearly all would guess the Golden State Warriors. This would be a reasonable guess — the Warriors possess perhaps the richest collection of talent ...


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Men's lacrosse gears up for start of season

As piles upon piles of snow descend onto campus, the Tufts men’s lacrosse team prepares to leave Massachusetts this weekend in the hopes of kicking off its season on the right foot. On Saturday, Tufts will travel to Clinton, N.Y. to face off against NESCAC rival Hamilton. Immediately afterwards, the ...




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Off the Crossbar: Player power

In a fitting precursor to Sunday's primetime event, Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga produced an Oscar-worthy performance during the final minutes of his team’s defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup Final. The Spanish goalkeeper had gone down twice with leg injuries during extra time ...




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Women's squash falls in national C Division finals

The Jumbos put out a strong showing in the C Division of the College Squash Association (CSA) national championship, also known as the Walker Cup, finishing second to NESCAC rival Bates. Tufts lost 6–3 to a strong Bates team in the finals, after beating that same side 6–3 in the regular season and ...